Once I was bound by sin’s galling fetters

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Once I was bound by sin’s galling fetters,
Chained like a slave I struggled in vain;
But I received a glorious freedom,
When Jesus broke my fetters in twain.
 
Glorious freedom, wonderful freedom,
No more in chains of sin I repine!
Jesus the glorious Emancipator,
  Now and forever He shall be mine.
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Freedom from all the carnal affections,
Freedom from envy, hatred and strife;
Freedom from vain and worldly ambitions.
Freedom from all that saddened my life.
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Freedom from pride and all sinful follies,
Freedom from love and glitter of gold;
Freedom from evil temper and anger,
Glorious freedom, rapture untold.
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Freedom from fear with all of its torments,
Freedom from care with all of its pain;
Freedom in Christ my blessed Redeemer,
He who has rent my fetters in twain.
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Aug 18 2024
Bismark Owusu

Dansoman, Ghana

Now and forever he shall be mine. Amen!!!

Jun 23 2024
Anonymous

Nigeria

In Christ Jesus, I'm free and saved 🥰

Thank you Jesus🙏

Jun 11 2024
Valerie Forrest

Brooklyn, NY, United States

wonderful freedom in Jesus Chris of Nazareth, the freedom that we have when Jesus went on that cruel cross for us. thank You Lord 🙏🏾

Mar 17 2024
Judah P

Freedom in Christ!

Nov 22 2023
Matthew Bowden

Mantua, Ohio, United States

What a beautiful song, so hard for me to sing without tearing up! God has been so good to me and I just praise his blessed name!

Jun 22 2023
Kehinde Ifarajimi D.

Lokoja, Kogi, Nigeria

Oh my Wonderful Savior, Jesus, my Lord to me. Thank you for the glorious freedom you gave me on the Cross when you died to give me total, complete and permanent Victory and Freedom. Amen

Mar 19 2023
Anonymous

I Love it so much.

Feb 18 2023
Jewel Muyengwa

Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

Freedom from all that saddend my life, Glorious freedom indeed. I now wait for rapture untold! Amen

Feb 1 2023
Ray S

Waco, TX, United States

Thank you for posting the Aug19, 2020 comment by Grace from Anaheim. I hadn't thought of this hymn as a prayer of victory. Our praise of glorious freedom in Christ will chase our enemies away.

Mar 14 2022
Steve Miller

Detroit, Michigan, United States

We still have sinful thoughts and desires but Christ has freed us from obeying those sinful inclinations. This is a glorious and wonderful freedom.

We need to see this truth clearly. Other than Jesus Christ, no one in heaven or on earth can accomplish such a complete salvation. On the negative side, He is the Lamb who redeems us and takes away our sinful deeds; on the positive side, He is also the dove who imparts God's life into us and solves the problem of our sinful nature. If we continually draw near to God, look to Him, pray to Him, and live according to His life in us, we will enjoy the full salvation of the Lamb and the dove. Then we will be able to declare, "Glorious freedom, wonderful freedom, / No more in chains of sin I repine! / Jesus the glorious Emancipator, / Now and forever He shall be mine, (Hymns, #310, chorus).

The Lord Jesus died on the cross for you, bearing your sins. Furthermore, He became the Spirit to enter into You to be your life and live in you. Your life is weak, and your nature is corrupt. Without the Lord entering into you, You may be able to act in a good way for a short time, but You will not be able to do this continually. You may be able to endure for three minutes, but You cannot endure for three days, because your life is corrupt. Hence, You truly need the Lord Jesus to solve your problem of sin and death.

Your problem of sin is solved by the death of the Lord Jesus on the cross; your problem of death is solved by the Lord Jesus entering into You to be your life and to live in you. He died for You to deal with your problem of sin, and He can live in You to solve your problem of death. As a sinner, You need the Lord Jesus to die for you, and as a weak and dead person, You need the Lord Jesus to live in you. His death deals with your sin, and His life deals with your death. He is such a Savior; He died for you, and He wants to live in you. He is a wonderful Savior. He not only died on the cross to deal with your sins; He also desires to enter into You to live in you. This will release You from death to be a person who is strong, full of life and power, and able to please God. Hymns, #310 speaks of this reality, saying, "Glorious freedom, wonderful freedom, / No more in chains of sin I repine! / Jesus the glorious Emancipator, / Now and forever He shall be mine."

Eighth, the content of the meetings must be living. The greatest lack among us is that when we read messages, we are very rigid and not at all living. When we read, at any time we should add prayer and the singing of hymns. We can also give testimonies, share our feelings, or fellowship some light at any time. We should not read on and on until people begin to nod off. If we use the way of fellowship, then we will be free and living. For example, when we read about being released, we can sing the hymn "Glorious freedom, wonderful freedom!" (Hymns, #310). In this way, the home meetings will be living and enlivening. Everyone will have such a good taste that they will look forward to the next meeting.

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Assurance and Joy of Salvation
Freed by the Lord
Haldor Lillenas (1885-1959)
Alfred Judson
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